SensibleVision Face Recognition Technology
Sidesteps AI Bias

CAPE CORAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the wake of a study
from MIT Media Lab alleging that certain artificial intelligence (AI)
facial analysis systems perform less accurately when tested on
darker-skinned people and women, SensibleVision reaffirmed today that
its facial-recognition tools are unaffected by these biases. The MIT
study was performed on three other commercially-available
general-purpose facial analysis systems and found that they were
considerably less accurate at guessing the user’s gender if they were
darker-skinned or female.

SensibleVision’s multi-patented 3DVerify
technology, by contrast, is immune to this kind of bias because it does
not rely on shadow details, uses advanced 3D processing and has been
developed with extensive databases featuring people of both genders and
a wide range of complexions. Leveraging depth information gathered by 3D
imaging, 3DVerify’s technology quickly identifies users on the basis of
their unique face contours, rather than performing color-based or
grayscale analyses of 2D images, which tend to lack data essential for
accurately identifying human faces, especially under difficult lighting
conditions.

“This is a problem that is inherent to most facial recognition systems
because their basic approach is based on limited databases of images and
a focus on theory rather than real-world use cases where lighting
conditions vary widely,” says George Brostoff, CEO of SensibleVision.
“In many ways AI suffers from the fundamental biases of ‘real
intelligence’ because it reflects a lack of diverse data points or the
unconscious biases of their designers and ultimately creates these kinds
of race and gender discrepancies. AI is only as good as you train it to
be.”

3DVerify by SensibleVision is an AI-assisted 3D facial authentication
and facial analysis solution. Secure and spoof-free, 3DVerify works on
all skin types and in all lighting conditions including direct sunlight,
which is typically the most difficult scenario for 3D face recognition
technologies. SensibleVision also offers a 2D face recognition and
analysis solution which does not rely on any color information, and
trains its artificial intelligence algorithms using face databases from
around the world.

About SensibleVision

SensibleVision is a global leader in multi-factor biometric-driven
authentication technologies leveraging facial recognition. For more than
a decade, their patented face authentication and continuous security
technology has helped banks, technology companies and other
organizations reduce fraud. Their flagship solutions offer quick and
continuous authentication for computers, tablets, smartphones and mobile
apps. For more information, please visit SensibleVision.